AON vs BLNC vs SLF Stock Comparison

Aon, Balance Labs and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AON Aon plc
$302.39 +8.8% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.14B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.58B
Div. yield
1.03%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins
BLNC Balance Labs, Inc.
$1.55 0.0% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$72.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$10.17K
Div. yield
–
Financial Advisory Financial Services
1 win
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.05 +0.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.33B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.70%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aon leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aon 4, Sun Life Financial 4, Balance Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAONBLNCSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.14B $72.62M $44.33B AON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x -2.3x 18.8x AON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x — 13.2x SLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% — 12.7% AON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% — 4.70% SLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.2% -29.5% +28.5% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr +9.2%/yr +6.9%/yr BLNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 54.4% 18.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 7/100 34/100 AON

Percentile Scorecard

AONBLNCSLF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAONBLNCSLF
Valuation 11 #106 of 119 12 #160 of 181 21 #94 of 119
Growth 46 #62 of 114 1 #110 of 111 27 #84 of 114
Profitability 86 #16 of 110 – 43 #63 of 110
Financial Health 5 #105 of 110 9 #150 of 164 33 #74 of 110
Shareholder Returns 57 #46 of 106 – 48 #56 of 106
Overall 41 7 34
  • AON ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BLNC ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAONBLNCSLFSPY
1 month +8.8%0.0%+0.2% -0.2%
3 months -20.7%0.0%-4.8% +3.9%
6 months -6.0%0.0%+12.4% +8.2%
Year to date -14.3%0.0%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year -10.2%-29.5%+28.5% +12.3%
3 years -1.5%+573.9%+78.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.5%+89.0%+21.4% +23.3%
5 years -5.8%+55.0%+39.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.2%+9.2%+6.9% +10.9%
10 years +178.9%-22.5%+138.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.8%-2.5%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAONBLNCSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%54.4%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%—20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.170.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.541.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-85.0%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-29.5%-4.8% -1.2%
52-week high $381.11$2.20$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $269.45$1.11$57.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAONBLNCSLF
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 10.5x -2.3xmedian 34.2x 18.8xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.4x -7,138xmedian 4.9x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 7.6x —median 11.7x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 8.5x -164.7xmedian 13.2x 13.5xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.5x -26.2xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.53 0.01median 0.91 7.18median 0.53

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAONBLNCSLF
Revenue $17.58B -$10.17K –
Operating income $4.65B -$13.94M –
Net income $3.99B -$31.67M $2.57B
Free cash flow $3.25B -$440.96K $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $18.30 $-0.68 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $117.47K –
Total debt $14.97B $1.91M $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 213.90M 46.85M 566.00M
Enterprise value $57.39B $71.82M $2.43B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAONBLNCSLF
P/E 16.5x -2.3x 18.8x
P/FCF 19.7x -164.7x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x -164.7x 13.1x
P/S 3.6x -7,138x –
P/B 6.6x -26.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 15.9x -26.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x – –
EV/EBIT 16.7x -5.2x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 4.4x -7,128x –
EV/FCF 24.0x -164.5x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x -164.5x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.01 7.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAONBLNCSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -140.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% -4,457% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -533.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.7% -6,739% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -292.7% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% -3,064% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% -203.7% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% -202.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -113.4% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% -202.7% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -113.4% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAONBLNCSLF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 31.6% – –
Operating margin 26.5% – –
Pretax margin 28.9% – –
Net margin 22.3% – –
FCF margin 18.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 4,334% –
Return on equity 40.6% – 13.9%
Return on assets 7.6% -16,393% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 14.8% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed 18.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x -0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% -131,374% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAONBLNCSLF
Debt / assets 28.1% 19.7% 2.1%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x -0.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 2,288% 93.7%
Equity / assets 18.2% -2,188% 6.3%
Interest coverage 6.2x -119.8x 5.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.0x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 1.52 -790.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAONBLNCSLF
Dividend yield 1.0% – 4.7%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.4% – 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAONBLNCSLF
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 – 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.15FY2026 – $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 – +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% – -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.12BFY2026 – $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% – +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAONBLNCSLF
Held by institutions 90.5% – 44.7%
Institutions holding 1,254 – 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% – +1.3%
Institutions buying 603 – 256
Institutions selling 448 – 130
Buyers to sellers 1.35 – 1.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AONBLNCSLF
AON 1.00 0.07 0.22
BLNC 0.07 1.00 -0.02
SLF 0.22 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AON, BLNC and SLF?

Aon (AON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aon (AON) $64.14B, Balance Labs (BLNC) $72.62M, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, AON, BLNC and SLF?

Aon (AON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aon (AON) 16.5x, Balance Labs (BLNC) -2.3x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sun Life Financial (SLF) is cheapest (Aon (AON) 16.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Aon (AON) -10.2%, Balance Labs (BLNC) -29.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +28.5%. Over five years, Balance Labs (BLNC) compounded fastest (Aon (AON) -1.2%/yr, Balance Labs (BLNC) +9.2%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the highest dividend yield: Aon (AON) 1.03%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 4.70%. Balance Labs (BLNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Aon (AON) 29.2%, Balance Labs (BLNC) 54.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AON, BLNC and SLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aon (AON) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.